Nonstop flight route between Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania and Mota Lava, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abbaye Airport (BGH), Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania and Mota Lava Airport (MTV), Mota Lava, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,195 miles (or 19,627 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Abbaye Airport and Mota Lava Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Abbaye Airport and Mota Lava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between BGH and MTV makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Abbaye Airport and Mota Lava Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BGH and MTV are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania and Mota Lava, Vanuatu by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BGH and MTV!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGH / GQNE |
Airport Name: | Abbaye Airport |
Location: | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°37'59"N by 14°11'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from BGH |
More Information: | BGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTV / NVSA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Mota Lava, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°39'56"S by 167°42'39"E |
Area Served: | Mota Lava, Torba, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MTV |
More Information: | MTV Maps & Info |
Facts about Abbaye Airport (BGH):
- The closest airport to Abbaye Airport (BGH) is Podor Airport (POD), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) W of BGH.
- The furthest airport from Abbaye Airport (BGH) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Abbaye Airport (meaning Abbaye Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
Facts about Mota Lava Airport (MTV):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 63 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is nearly antipodal to Mota Lava Airport (meaning Mota Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kédougou Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Kédougou, Senegal.
- Out of the four airports in the Torba province, Valua Airport has the length and reliability advantage.
- In addition to being known as "Mota Lava Airport", another name for MTV is "Valua Airport".
- The closest airport to Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of MTV.
- Because of Mota Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Mota Lava Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.